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Acrylic Acid Pricing, Demand and Supply Overview
2025
Base Year
2023-2025
Historical Period
2026-2027
Forecast Period
Market Overview
Acrylic Acid prices in Germany rose 14.9% in Q2 2026 to USD 1,120.00/MT from USD 975.00/MT in Q1, as the Strait of Hormuz-driven naphtha and propylene feedstock shock reversed a steep decline that had run through nearly all of 2025. Globally, the average rose from USD 942.98/MT in Q1 to USD 1,058.60/MT in Q2, a 12.3% gain, following a cumulative decline of roughly 25% across 2025 led by a punishing 41.3% collapse in the United States. For H2 2026, a global average of USD 1,000.00-1,180.00/MT is expected, with elevated propylene feedstock costs likely to keep this market firm even as the pace of gains moderates from its exceptional Q2 pace.
Acrylic Acid is produced through the catalytic oxidation of propylene, serving as the essential monomer for superabsorbent polymers used in diapers and hygiene products, alongside significant use in paints and coatings, adhesives, and textile treatment chemicals. Superabsorbent polymer demand, driven by steady global hygiene product consumption, provides a relatively stable demand floor, while price volatility is driven almost entirely by swings in propylene feedstock costs and regional capacity utilization. Propylene feedstock costs, superabsorbent polymer and coatings sector demand, and Chinese production capacity additions are what drive prices in this market.
Acrylic Acid Price Forecast for 2026
The outlook for Acrylic Acid through H2 2026 stays firm, tracking the elevated propylene feedstock cost environment created by ongoing Strait of Hormuz-related shipping tensions. Steady demand from superabsorbent polymer and coatings manufacturers should support continued gains, though Chinese capacity additions that weighed heavily on this market through 2025 remain a persistent structural headwind against a full return to pre-2025 price levels.
The main upside risk is a further escalation of Middle East shipping disruptions, which would push propylene feedstock costs even higher across every region. The main downside risk is a resumption of the Chinese capacity-driven oversupply that dominated 2025, which could cap or reverse the current recovery once the acute feedstock shock fades.
| Region | 2026 Price Range (USD/MT) | Outlook |
| Global Average | 1,000.00 - 1,180.00 | Propylene feedstock costs keep this market firm |
| United States | 1,020.00 - 1,180.00 | Recovering from 2025's steepest regional decline |
| Germany | 1,080.00 - 1,220.00 | Feedstock cost pass-through sustains the highest cost |
| India | 1,020.00 - 1,150.00 | Import cost inflation drives continued firming |
| China | 920.00 - 1,020.00 | Capacity additions keep this the most affordable market |
For the Quarter Ending June 2026
Acrylic Acid Prices Q2 2026:
- United States: USD 1,090.00/MT
- Germany: USD 1,120.00/MT
- India: USD 1,080.00/MT
- China: USD 950.00/MT
Acrylic Acid Prices in the United States
US prices averaged USD 1,090.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 12.4% from USD 970.00/MT in Q1, continuing a recovery from 2025's steepest regional decline of any market tracked in this report.
Why did the price of Acrylic Acid change in Q2 2026 in the United States?
Improving production economics, following the sharp propylene-driven collapse of late 2025 and early 2026, gave domestic producers room to raise offers as feedstock costs turned higher again.
Acrylic Acid Prices in Germany
German Acrylic Acid prices averaged USD 1,120.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 14.9% from USD 975.00/MT in Q1, as elevated propylene feedstock costs tied to Middle East shipping disruption continued flowing through to finished product pricing.
Why did the price of Acrylic Acid change in Q2 2026 in Germany?
Naphtha prices CFR East Asia and Northwest Europe surged sharply as the global feedstock repricing following Middle East escalation raised the cost basis for propylene-derived acrylic acid procurement, and that pressure showed up directly in German offers.
Acrylic Acid Prices in India
Indian prices averaged USD 1,080.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 10.2% from USD 980.00/MT in Q1, as propylene cost inflation and reduced Middle Eastern supply continued raising the production cost basis for domestic formulators.
Why did the price of Acrylic Acid change in Q2 2026 in India?
Higher crude oil prices pushed propylene and acrylic acid feedstock costs up, increasing manufacturing expenses for domestic formulators, while freight surcharges on vessels rerouting around the Strait of Hormuz added further pressure to landed import costs.
Acrylic Acid Prices in China
Chinese prices averaged USD 950.00/MT in Q2 2026, the lowest of the four regions, up 11.4% from USD 853.00/MT in Q1, as feedstock cost pressure fed through even as Chinese capacity additions kept a lid on the pace of the increase.
Why did the price of Acrylic Acid change in Q2 2026 in China?
Rising propylene feedstock costs fed through to Chinese acrylic acid pricing, though the country's substantial and still-expanding production capacity continued keeping the pace of gains more moderate than in import-dependent markets.
For the Quarter Ending March 2026
Acrylic Acid Prices Q1 2026:
- United States: USD 970.00/MT
- Germany: USD 975.00/MT
- India: USD 980.00/MT
- China: USD 853.00/MT
Acrylic Acid Prices in the United States
US prices fell a further 7.6% in Q1 2026 to USD 970.00/MT from USD 1,050.00/MT in Q4 2025, extending the market's punishing 2025 decline into the new year.
Why did the price of Acrylic Acid change in Q1 2026 in the United States?
The primary driver remained propylene, with North American acrylic acid production increasingly reliant on propylene from propane dehydrogenation units that had been running in chronic oversupply, extending the punishing decline that had already erased nearly a fifth of the market's value earlier in 2025.
Acrylic Acid Prices in Germany
German prices eased a further 0.5% in Q1 2026 to USD 975.00/MT from USD 980.00/MT in Q4 2025, essentially finding a floor after a prolonged 2025 decline.
Why did the price of Acrylic Acid change in Q1 2026 in Germany?
European naphtha tracked differently than Asian benchmarks given alternative crude access, providing some insulation from the sharpest feedstock swings even as the broader global repricing began raising the cost basis for propylene-derived acrylic acid procurement.
Acrylic Acid Prices in India
Indian prices rose 6.5% in Q1 2026 to USD 980.00/MT from USD 920.00/MT in Q4 2025, as propylene cost inflation and reduced Middle Eastern supply began raising the cost basis.
Why did the price of Acrylic Acid change in Q1 2026 in India?
Acrylic acid import prices into Indian ports rose on the back of propylene cost inflation and reduced Middle Eastern supply, with freight surcharges on vessels rerouting around the Strait of Hormuz adding to the landed cost of import cargoes.
Acrylic Acid Prices in China
Chinese prices eased a modest 0.8% in Q1 2026 to USD 853.00/MT from USD 860.00/MT in Q4 2025, reflecting a moderately stable to slightly firm market as feedstock cost stabilization began taking hold.
Why did the price of Acrylic Acid change in Q1 2026 in China?
Stable propylene feedstock prices, balanced inventory levels, and no major refinery outages or plant shutdowns affecting supply kept this market on a moderately stable to slightly firm path as the quarter progressed.
Quarterly Acrylic Acid Price Trends
Global Acrylic Acid prices declined steadily through nearly all of 2025, driven by weakening propylene feedstock costs, Chinese capacity expansion, and softer downstream demand, before a sharp Strait of Hormuz-driven feedstock cost shock reversed that trend dramatically in Q2 2026.
| Quarter | Price (USD/MT) | QoQ Change | Direction |
| Q2 2026 | 1,058.60 | +12.3% | ↑ Rising |
| Q1 2026 | 942.98 | -1.3% | ↓ Falling |
| Q4 2025 | 955.20 | -10.3% | ↓ Falling |
| Q3 2025 | 1,065.40 | -8.9% | ↓ Falling |
| Q2 2025 | 1,169.00 | - | — Stable |
| Q3 2026 | In Progress | - | — In Progress |
What was Acrylic Acid Price in 2025?
Acrylic Acid declined sharply across every market covered in this report through 2025, driven by weakening propylene feedstock costs, Chinese capacity expansion, and softer downstream demand from coatings, adhesives, and superabsorbent polymer producers, with the United States suffering by far the steepest regional decline.
Acrylic Acid Prices in the United States in 2025
US prices collapsed from about USD 1,790.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,050.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 41.3%, the steepest annual decline of any market tracked in this report, as North American production increasingly relied on propylene from chronically oversupplied propane dehydrogenation units.
Acrylic Acid Prices in Germany in 2025
German prices fell from about USD 1,150.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 980.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 14.8%, tracking the broader global softening through the year.
Acrylic Acid Prices in India in 2025
Indian prices fell from about USD 1,050.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 920.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 12.4%, the smallest annual decline of the four regions.
Acrylic Acid Prices in China in 2025
Chinese prices fell from about USD 980.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 860.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 12.2%, as ongoing capacity expansion kept this market under sustained pressure.
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Expert Market Research tracks Acrylic Acid prices continuously across every major producing and consuming region, combining propylene feedstock cost data, superabsorbent polymer and coatings demand signals, and Chinese production capacity trends into a single, regularly updated view of the market. Our team can help your procurement function benchmark current offers, plan purchases around the sharp reversal covered in this report, and build a defensible view of where this essential monomer is headed next. Reach out to our team for a tailored briefing or a deeper look at any of the regional markets covered here.
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It serves as the essential monomer for superabsorbent polymers used in diapers and hygiene products, alongside significant use in paints and coatings, adhesives, and textile treatment chemicals.
The Q2 2026 global average was USD 1,058.60/MT, ranging from USD 950.00/MT in China to USD 1,120.00/MT in Germany.
The global average fell slightly from USD 955.20/MT in Q4 2025 to USD 942.98/MT in Q1 2026, before jumping sharply to USD 1,058.60/MT in Q2 as a Middle East-driven propylene feedstock shock reversed the prior year's steep decline.
North American production relies heavily on propylene sourced from propane dehydrogenation units, which ran in chronic oversupply through 2025, driving a decline of roughly 41% for the year, the steepest of any region tracked in this report.
The global average is expected in the USD 1,000.00-1,180.00/MT range, with elevated propylene feedstock costs likely to keep this market firm.
China holds the lowest cost given ongoing capacity additions, while Germany carries the highest cost among the regions tracked here given feedstock cost pass-through.
This report is updated monthly. For real-time pricing intelligence, connect with the Expert Market Research team.
Propylene feedstock costs, superabsorbent polymer and coatings sector demand, and Chinese production capacity additions.
China holds the largest and still-expanding production capacity, with the United States, Germany, and other producers maintaining substantial capacity tied to their domestic superabsorbent polymer and coatings industries.
Buyers can monitor propylene feedstock cost trends given their direct influence on this market, time forward purchases around the quarterly breakdowns in this report, and benchmark supplier quotes against the tracked price ranges.
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